S-4709.1
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6182
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Senate Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Bateman, Alvarado, Chapman, Nobles, Orwall, Saldaña, Trudeau, Valdez, and C. Wilson)
READ FIRST TIME 02/04/26.
AN ACT Relating to establishing an abortion savings program; reenacting and amending RCW 43.84.092 , 43.84.092 , 43.84.092 , 43.84.092 , 43.84.092 , and 43.84.092 ; adding a new section to chapter 48.14 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 43.70 RCW; providing effective dates; providing a contingent effective date; providing expiration dates; and providing contingent expiration dates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 48.14 RCW to read as follows:
(1) In addition to any other taxes or other charges imposed under this chapter, each health carrier subject to tax under RCW 48.14.020 or 48.14.0201 shall, on or before the first day of March of each year pay to the state treasurer through the commissioner's office an annual coverage assessment. The assessment for the first year equals $0.82 per coverage month in the prior calendar year, and the assessment, annually thereafter, equals $0.165 per coverage month in the prior calendar year. The initial assessment imposed under this subsection is due and payable on or before March 1, 2027.